# Accident 19970805021179A: Piper PA28RT201, Hesperia, CA, August 5, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1997, 13:48 local time
- Place: Hesperia, CA
- Airport: Hesperia Air Lodge Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3602° N, 117.3207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3602&lon=-117.3207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8227Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8227Q-2013-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 272 total, 200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97FA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA272) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970805021179A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

MADE GO AROUND. INSUFFICIENT POWER TO CLIMBOUT DUE DENSITY ALTITUDE. JETTISONED LUGGAGE IN ATTEMPT GAIN ALTITUDE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX97FA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA272), Aug 5, 1997: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N8227Q), Hesperia, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to see-and-avoid high voltage power lines, while coping with a lack of engine power during a go-around in a high density altitude condition. Factors relating to the accident…

## Other reports on N8227Q (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19891112060309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891112060309I), Nov 12, 1989: Piper PA28RT201 (N8227Q), Norman, OK, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on rollout. Pilot stated gear safe light came on then went out. Gear appeared down. Caused not stated.
- [Incident 19860914051509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860914051509I), Sep 14, 1986: Piper PA28RT201 (N8227Q), Coalinga, CA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on touchdown. Aircraft skidded off the side of the runway. Cause of collapse not reported.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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